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Bitcoin Slips After Stronger Than Expected U.S. November Jobs Report
Edward Moya, Senior Market Analyst of the Americas at OANDA, discusses his outlook for the crypto markets as bitcoin (BTC) sinks below $17,000 after the U.S. added 263,000 jobs in November, down from an upwardly revised 284,000 in October but topping expectations of 200,000 as the U.S. economy continues to show signs of strength. Plus, concerns over Tether loans.
TRX Momentarily Surges 4,000% on FTX; Tether Freezes $46M of USDT Held by FTX Following Law Enforcement Request
Tron network’s native TRX token momentarily surged some 4,000% from 6 cents to $2.50 on embattled crypto exchange FTX even though they are trading for 6 cents on other prominent exchanges, such as Binance and OKX. Separately, stablecoin issuer Tether froze $46 million of USDT held on Tron by FTX following a request from law enforcement. "The Hash" panel discusses the ripple effects amid fallout for FTX.
Tether Freezes $46M of USDT Held by FTX Following Law-Enforcement Request
The stablecoin lost its $1 peg earlier on Thursday.
Sam Bankman-Fried Says Alameda Winding Down, Promises FTX US Customers' Funds Are 'Fine'
The trading company's owner tweeted the news on Thursday morning.
Tether Dominates Curve's 3pool Liquidity With DAI, USDC Accounting for Just 15%
Tether accounts for 85% of the total liquidity in Curve's 3pool. While the stablecoin is seeing some volatility, the price remains firmly near the 1:1 U.S. dollar peg,
Tether's USDT Stablecoin Drops 3% Below $1 Peg
USDT is trading at 97 cents on several bourses, and briefly fell as low as 93 cents on the Kraken exchange.
US Tether Bank Fraud Investigation Changes Hands Within the DOJ: Report
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York will now be handling the investigation, Bloomberg reported Monday.
SmartMedia Technologies Exec on Tether Ditching Commercial Paper
Reeve Collins, co-founder of stablecoin issuer Tether and SmartMedia Technologies, discusses Tether's cash management after it reduced its commercial paper holdings to zero, replacing those holdings with U.S. Treasury bills.
Bitcoin Software Company Synonym Launches Bitkit, a Bitcon Wallet Powered by Slashtags Protocol
The firm claims Slashtags will enable web portability and “passwordless” authentication.
Tether’s Paolo Ardoino Says Bitcoin Adoption in Lugano, Switzerland, Going Well
The bitcoin push is part of the city's "Plan B," which includes hosting a crypto conference this week.
